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• Published Subscription Original Research 13 May 2025

  Cucumis Sativus: A Review

  By Akhil Dhar, Pratham Sharma, Avi Singh, Surya Prakash

  Abstract: The family Cucurbitaceae includes the cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). 30 species of Cucumis are distributed in Africa and Asia. One of the first vegetables to be farmed, cucumbers are native to the tropics. It has almost 3,000 years of historical documentation (Yawalkar, 1985). Widespread cultivation of Cucumis sativus (CS) is found in Bangladesh (including the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Gazipur, Sherpur, Cox's Bazar, Tangail, and other forests), the Indian subcontinent, and …

  Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2025 Read article →